I do as well, except for the interior. The interiors are still nice, but after being in my 300 with all the updated tech goodies the current full-size GM SUVs/Trucks feel extremely outdated. That's to be expected when it's been running for six years with no real updates.

Which is funny because the 300 is using displays we first designed for GM back in 2006 for the 09 LaCrosse....

Yes it is, although the Nav radio can be a giant pain in the ass. I can't give enough praise for the Uconnect system w/ nav in my 300.

Really? I haven't messed with a Uconnect, and my truck doesn't have Nav, but the navigation in GM vehicles I have used seemed pretty straight forward and easy to operate.

I still can't figure out how to simply "tune" the radio in our focus without having to search through 4 layers of menus to get to that option. Unless its a preset finding the station you want without scanning is a pain in the ass. We haven't used our "Sync" in the focus in over 6 months because of how stupid it is. I stopped using mine in my focus long before I sold it as well.

Really? I haven't messed with a Uconnect, and my truck doesn't have Nav, but the navigation in GM vehicles I have used seemed pretty straight forward and easy to operate.

I still can't figure out how to simply "tune" the radio in our focus without having to search through 4 layers of menus to get to that option. Unless its a preset finding the station you want without scanning is a pain in the ass. We haven't used our "Sync" in the focus in over 6 months because of how stupid it is. I stopped using mine in my focus long before I sold it as well.

Uconnect is awesome. The VR is usually pretty good as long as you enunciate. Results are hit or miss, just based on what business locations are listed in the database. For example you'll get hits on Home Depot, but a stand alone business you probably won't.

The Nav in my wife's Tahoe is clumsy, slow, difficult to navigate in it or find options. For example the touch screen will get you into certain menus, but then the only way to exit out is to use the physical buttons which you have to hit all the buttons to figure out which one works. You can't input anything while the vehicle is in motion (can't in my 300 either, but you can use VR at any time) and the keyboard inputs are in alphabetical order instead of QWERTY format which makes no sense.

Chrysler's nav is all Garmin. It's intuitive and very well done.

I digress though, as I'm comparing a very outdated nav system to a current gen one. I'm sure what GM has in Buick's Intellilink, Chevrolet MyLink and CUE systems are top notch.

Must be hit or miss on the UConnect VR. The one in my Ram is terrible. I no longer use it.

I have to make sure the blower fan is on a lower setting when I use it. Heavy rain, excessive road noise confuses it. My 300 is as quiet as a tomb, so it seems to work well. I could see how on a truck with more road noise it would hamper it.

The uConnect in our durango is terrible, compared to the Sync in my F150

I agree with you GM, that the interiors of the GMT900s are ancient looking, especially the gauges. The K2xx is a big improvement. Although there's always a split between people who want new/innovation, and those who want the old look.

The uConnect in our durango is terrible, compared to the Sync in my F150

I agree with you GM, that the interiors of the GMT900s are ancient looking, especially the gauges. The K2xx is a big improvement. Although there's always a split between people who want new/innovation, and those who want the old look.

Uconnect without the 8.4" touch screen I'm assuming? Yea, it does suck.

Must be hit or miss on the UConnect VR. The one in my Ram is terrible. I no longer use it.

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x2 The one in my Ram isn't very good. I gave up using it years ago.

I do a lot of recruiting for Nissan's infotainment group and the managers have told me that voice recognition software is the hardest thing for any of the infotainment groups to figure out acrossed the industry. Hell even the cell manufacturers and voice recognition for searches, texting, siri, etc. is terrible.

That said, Give me a nice and simple layout that is easy to use and I am happy, I don't need a fucking lap top in my dashboard.